Balanced valve



Jan. 13, 1931.

M. H. RICE BALANCED VALVE Filed Aug. 22, 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 gwum ltoz MERRW H. Rune:

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1 The present invention relateslto balanced' V valvesand operating means therefor, and 1 having an inlet port 9 adapted to communi consists in the combinations 'and arrangem nts o elements hereinafter describediand particularly-set forthin the accompanying claims.

and 'onewhereinthe control of flow of water,

from against suchjflow W some'present'used valves; and the closing or i 7 seatingfof thevalvefliunder the sourcevpf pressureeliminates the use of all soft or composition washers Which so" easily become} akage with k v l v p r valveyalsotheiseat, belowthe annular groovedefectiveand consequentlycausc 1e other attendant disadvantages.

It is a'further purpose of the to provide a balanced valve of this. type; and;

operating means therefor, which'are' of all whereof are all designed to pr'ovi'de a com-" ace, unitary and quietly operating plumbing metal construction and the several-elements 1 The'invention is shown by way of as tration in the accompanying drawings,

wherein:

Figure 1 1s aside elevational, view of the apparatus complete.

'j- Figure 2 a lon itudinal sectional view-'- thereoftaken on the IineQ QofFigure 1:.)

Figure3 a horizontal'sectional view igure 4: a transverse sectional'view taken on'the'line 4:4E of Figure 2.

' on-theline 5+5 of Figure 1. c. i

onthe line 6-6 of Fi'gure L and;

' Figure? a longitudinal sectional viewof the modified construction. i

' Referring to the construction-int further detail and wherein like reference characters designate corresponding. parts in'the several 'taken' a a I portion 16'of the valve. ,Said piston rod 21;

W,ith,in;the' control vcylinder 24 and also acts to compress the spring 2201 the rod 21 as Figurefi a'transverse'sectional view taken l I H the union-piece 10 o'tthe valve discharge,

figures showng-"the apparatus consists of a cylinder 7sprovlding a; receiving: chamber. 8

Gate w y suitable source. of supply of fluids'ereases, nd arr-outlet head iiham'n intotheoutlet chamber/-12; H I c The" open ended and tubular member- 149- 1 Th e'iiendi'z of thecylinderll 5i. I I c r its outlet through the balanced valve opening I Theinvention has vfor itspurpose-to pro-I I vide'a balanced andgsilently operating valvej for bathroom and-toilet fixtures which will the pressure within the chamber -8- to act.

against the piston {valve 16' and thereby se curely hold saidvalvez on its-seat 1,5,as.

' shown. Said valve seat is formed with an an:-

nular groove 18; that; co -acts with a complementary portion formed. on the face. of the" V is shaped to fit theconical endof the piston of the valve -thereby providing a secure, and

non-leaking clo sure At diametrically oppo siterpoints the" cylinder '14 is apertured as at w 19 -to.,-per1nit *the pressure of the liquids or this arrangement there is ,efiiectively pres;

vented any likelihood of pounding, leakage, i

or unseating ofthevalvewhichcharacterizes those Y types wherein the valve; seats or closes contrary to .thevdirection; of pressure. supply,

piston rod 211which is connected to the piston has an elongated headgQOwhich fits perfectly shown. Saidfspring22 acts against the'nut Thevalve operating mechanism conslstsof l 1 23 that'has screw-threaded engagement with The piston headQO' is mountedrto have a limited reciprocation within the control cylinder'24 and said control cylinder 24 has in mounted on the union piece as shown. The

said .control cylinder '24 cooperates with the enclosing cylinder 25 to provide the pneumatic or compressed air chamber which controls and'regulates the closing movement of the valve 16,"and forthis operation there is provided an air exhaust 26 in the head 27 of the cylinder.. Said exhaust is controlled by the thumbscrew 28, as ShOW11.'

The means for manually unseating the.

7 released. 7

' WVhen'the control cylinder and entrapped air operate to move the piston 20 to unseat the valve 16 a detent 34, fulcrumed on the casing engages the free end of said piston head 20 and holds the same until the predetermined flow of liquid or gas has been discharged whence the cut-away portion of the control cylinder operates to lift the detent permitting the piston head 20 to move to its closing position under the influence of the two co-acting springs 22 and"33. It will therefore be seen from the foregoing that after the valve has been unseated throughthe manual control 29 it remains open su'fliciently long to perform its function and thereafter is automatically actuated to close in a quiet and easy manner. I

The exterior surface of the control cylinder 24-is provided with a plurality of grooves or channel-ways 36 adapted to receive oil 7 cylinder forth-e plunger, and means mounted or other lubricant.

In the arrangement shown in Figure 7 the construction of valve, controlling means therefor, and-its manner of operatiomarein all essentials the same as that-described above. In'this plan, however, thevalve and its controlling mechanism are in two distinct or separate units disposed in offsetting or parallel relation and connected to function by a lever. j t

The cylinder 7 has a side inlet 36 and an outlet pipe 37 formed integral with the cylinder head 88. The rod 39 of the'piston valve l6 connects with one armof the lever 40 which is fulcrumed at 41 on a suitable support 42. The other arm of lever 40 connects with rod 43 of the piston member 20 as shown.

i It isobvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details of constructionand ar rangement of parts without departing from the spirit of my invention, and therefore I do not wish to be limited to such features except as may be required by the claims.

What is claimed asnew is:

1; An apparatus ofthe character described comprising a member providing avalve cham comprising a member providing a valve chamber and a valve seat, s'aid'chamberi having inletand outlet passages, a valve member co-op'erable with said seat, a spring tensioned piston carried by said valve, an alined and spring" tensioned plunger associated with said piston, said plunger and'pi'ston being independently movable and cooperable for unseating said valve and regulating the closing thereof, and means'for actuating said elements, substantially as set forth. I 1 3. An apparatus of thecharacter described comprising a member}; providing a valve Chamber and a valve seat, said chamber havmg inlet and outlet passages, a valve member co-operable with said seat, a spring ten sioned piston carried by said valve, a spring tensioned plunger providing a cylinder for said pistonand operable for unseating said. valve and regulatingthe closing thereof, and

means for actuatingsaid piston and plunger elements, substantiallyas set forth.

4. apparatus of the character described comprising a member provldlng a valve seat, and having inlet and outletpassages; a valve,

a spring tensioned piston connectedto said valve,: a spring tensioned plunger providing a cylinder forsaid piston, a fixedly mounted for regulating the seating of the valve, substantially as set forth.

' 6. An apparatus of the character described comprising a valve member, a casing providinga valve seat, a plunger operable in the casing, a piston operable within the plunger, springstensioning saidpiston and plunger respectively, and a lever for actuating the plunger, said plunger and piston cooperable under air pressure to unseatthe valve, and

said plunger and casing cooperable to retard the closing movement of the valve, substantially as setforth. 1 1

7. An apparatus of the character described comprising a valve member, a casing pros Z piston and plunger elements coope'rable under air pressure forunsea'ting the valve,"

and said'springjiensioned p1unger, piston,

and the casing eooperable under' the .en-"* .trappedair to retard. the closing movement v lofthe valve.

In witness Wherebf,.-I have; hereunto set 7 

